TOURNÉES FILM FESTIVAL FRENCH FILMS ON CAMPUS 2020/2021 TOURNÉES FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL TOURNÉES face-foundation.org/tournees-film-festival by: is made possible Film Festival Tournées Embassy of the French Services with the Cultural in collaboration Foundation of FACE is a program Film Festival Tournées TABLE OF CONTENTS Presentation Eligibility and Guidelines Featured Film Selection CASSANDRO, THE EXOTICO! / CASSANDRO, THE EXOTICO! / 6 CHAMBRE 212 / ON A MAGICAL NIGHT / 7 DILILI À PARIS / DILILI IN PARIS / 8 L’EXTRAORDINAIRE VOYAGE DE MARONA / MARONA’S FANTASTIC TALE / 9 FUNAN / FUNAN / 10 GRÂCE À DIEU / BY THE GRACE OF GOD / 11 JEANNE / JOAN OF ARC / 12 NE CROYEZ SURTOUT PAS QUE JE HURLE / JUST DON’T THINK I’ILL SCREAM / 13 O QUE ARDE / FIRE WILL COME / 14 PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU / PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE / 15 PREMIÈRE ANNÉE / THE FRESHMEN / 16 LE PROCÈS DE MANDELA ET LES AUTRES / THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA AND THE OTHERS / 17 SIBYL / SIBYL / 18 SYNONYMS / SYNONYMS / 19 TOUT EST PARDONNÉ / ALL IS FORGIVEN / 20 UN FILM DRAMATIQUE / A DRAMATIC FILM / 21 VARDA PAR AGNÈS / VARDA BY AGNES / 22 LA VÉRITÉ / THE TRUTH / 23 Alternative Film Selection Classic Film Selection L’AMI DE MON AMIE / BOYFRIENDS & GIRLFRIENDS / 25 AFRIQUE SUR SEINE / AFRICA ON THE SEINE, LAMB / LAMB, UNE NATION EST NÉE / A NATION WAS BORN, L’ENVERS DU DÉCOR / L’ENVERS DU DÉCOR / 26 LA FEMME DE L’AVIATEUR / THE AVIATOR’S WIFE / 27 HYÈNES / HYENAS / 28 MR. KLEIN / MR. KLEIN / 29 LE MYSTÈRE PICASSO / THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO / 30 SOLEIL Ô / SOLEIL Ô / 31 Distributors Campus France USA Franco-American Cultural Fund CREDITS Cover image from Portrait of a Lady on Fire, courtesy of NEON. Other photographs courtesy of: African Film Festival, Inc., Artification, Cinema Guild, Distrib Films US, Film Movement, GKIDS, IFC Films, Janus Films, KimStim, Kino Lorber EDU, Metrograph Pictures, Milestone, Music Box Films, NEON, Rialto Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Strand Releasing 3 1 PRESENTATION Tournées Film Festival is a program of the FACE Foundation, in partnership Tournées Film Festival is made possible with the generous support of: with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, which aims to bring French cinema to American colleges and university campuses. Our objective in • Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. providing nearly in Tournées Film Festival grants every year is to fund festival • Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) endeavors that can eventually become permanent and self- sustaining. • Franco-American Cultural Fund (DGA / MPA / SACEM / WGAW) • Florence Gould Foundation Founded in 1995, this year in its 26th season, Tournées Film Festival has part- • Highbrow Entertainment nered with over 700 universities, reaching an audience of over half a million students and community members all across the United States. We would like to thank our selection committees for their commitment and hard work in choosing the very best of the many French films released this Tournées Film Festival reflects the diversity and the richness of French cine- year in the United States. We also extend our sincerest thanks to our committee ma through various genres — fiction, documentary, animation and repertory in charge of distributing grant awards, tasked with the challenging job of films — giving participants the opportunity to expand their programming and selecting the best projects from an impressive applicant pool. for audiences to experience French cinema through a wider lens. SELECTION COMMITTEE This year, Tournées presents an eclectic collection of films showcasing the Florence Almozini, Harris Dew, Nicholas Elliott and Delphine Selles-Alvarez range and talents of Francophone cinema. Among them, four films offer a glimpse at the imaginative storytelling styles of contemporary French ani- GRANT AWARDS COMMITTEE mation, featuring acclaimed director Michel Ocelot’s Dilili in Paris and Anca Jamie Berthe, Sam Di Iorio, Anne Kern Damian’s Marona’s Fantastic Tale, as well as animated documentaries Funan, on Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, and The State Against Mandela and the Others, We wish to thank Valérie Mouroux, Head of the Film, TV & New Media on the 1964 Rivonia Trial in apartheid South Africa. Department, Cultural Services of the French Embassy. As for classics, we are proud to present two films in celebration of the Eric We also thank the professors, staff, and students who work to bring French Rohmer Centennial, as well as major films of African cinema by filmmakers cinema to your peers and your greater communities. Paulin Soumnou Vieyra, Djibril Diop Mambety, and Med Hondo. We hope you are excited to begin planning your next Tournées Film Festival! Finally, the selection also offers internationally acclaimed films from renowned filmmakers such asPortrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma, Varda by Agnès by the eponymous late director, and By the Grace of God by Amélie Garin-Davet François Ozon. Genre-defying works such as Cassandro the Exotico!, Don’t Program Officer for Tournées Film Festival and for the Film, TV & New Media Think I’ll Scream, and A Dramatic Film, complete the program. Department, Cultural Services of the French Embassy In this brochure you will find application information and guidelines, distribu- tor contacts, and descriptions of the films selected for the 2020-2021 season (both the Featured and Classic Selections), as well as a list of films that are still available from previous years’ selections (the Alternative Selection). All of this information and more—such as advice for your application and tips for organizing and promoting your festival—can also be found at: face-foundation.org/tournees-film-festival. 2 3 ELIGIBILITY & GUIDELINES HOW TO ORGANIZE THE SCREENINGS Participating universities choose six films: 5 contemporary + 1 classic. CONTACTING THE DISTRIBUTORS Contact the U.S. distributor of each film and arrange for the reservation, shipping, and The grant to cover the cost of screening six films is $2,200. payment of projection rights for all films, including those shown in digital. Be sure to contact the distributor before finalizing your program dates. To be eligible for a grant, you must be affiliated with an American college or university with nonprofit status. Candidates must plan to show the films as part of a festival consisting of RAISING ADDITIONAL FUNDS a minimum of six films, and the screenings must take place within a six-week period. The The Tournées Film Festival grant is fixed at $2,200 and may not cover all of your ex- films may be presented as part of a larger film festival. Candidates are eligible to receive penses. In addition to the rental fees you will be responsible for the shipping costs. In the Tournées Film Festival grant for a maximum of five consecutive years, but they must this brochure, we have quoted typical pricing for each film, but fees for screening rights reapply each year. After five consecutive years, there will be a hiatus of one year. are negotiable. Fees may depend on format, size of screening room, whether admis- sion will be charged, etc. Check with each distributor and make sure to mention your Please note that the grant has been created to support public screenings. Films must be participation in Tournées Film Festival in your negotiation. acquired through proper distribution channels (i.e. no Netflix or other media meant for home viewing: see our Distributors page for contact information). Please note that the PUBLICIZING YOUR SCREENINGS grant is paid retroactively, upon receipt by FACE of all necessary post-screening documents Social networks such as Facebook or Twitter are a good way to promote the festival: and materials. (Please see “Submitting Post-screening Materials” below for details.) creating a group or an event on such platforms gives people regular updates regarding the festival. Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/TheTourneesFestival). APPLICATION PROCEDURES ALL PUBLICITY MATERIALS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CREDIT LINE: SELECTING THE FILMS “Tournées Film Festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée Choose six films minimum: (CNC), the French American Cultural Fund, Florence Gould Foundation, and Highbrow — 5 films from among the Featured Films or the Alternative Selection titles. Entertainment.” — 1 film from the Classic Selection. Prepare a tentative schedule for the screenings. Films must be acquired through their SUBMITTING POST-SCREENING MATERIALS official distributors. Not all films are available in all formats, so when selecting films, In order to receive payment of the grant, you will have to do the following by keep in mind both your projection equipment capabilities, and the availability of the June 30, 2021: films. Films are in French with English subtitles (unless otherwise noted). • Fill out your post-screening report using the online form, found at APPLYING face-foundation.org/tournees-film-festival/post-screening-form • Upload (within the online form) or email ([email protected]) a docu- Complete the online application form at face-foundation.org/tournees-film-festival/ ment containing the information regarding your Tournées Film Festival budget. application. On our website you will find advice for creating a successful Tournées Film • Upload (within the online form) or email ([email protected]) copies of Festival application, from choosing your films to planning to collaborate with other the distributors’ invoices (or box office report) departments or community institutions. • Please email links to any reviews or newspaper articles related to screenings. APPLICATION DEADLINE The final payment of your grant is contingent on the reception of the above-mentioned Due to the COVID-19 outbreak that led many universities to close their campus in materials by the Program Officer. You will receive the payment of the grant within a the 2020 Spring, the call for application for the 2020-2021 season has been moved to month of submitting your materials.